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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Collision on Highway

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 1

When a motor lorry driven by Austin J. Apps, of Yarra, came into collision with a stationary vehicle which was standing on…

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Three Cars In Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 1

Two cars were badly damaged and one slightly damaged when the three vehicles were involved in a collision…

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Few Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 1

Lithgow's new police chief, Inspector J. E. D. Fitzgerald, said a feature of the Christmas period had been the lack of road…

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Collision at Intersection

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

A collision occurred between two cars as they approached the intersection of Lagoon and Union…

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Auburn St. Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

When Edward G. Millson, of Ottiwell Street, Goulburn, was backing his car out from the kerb in Auburn…

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Crookwell Man Severely Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 3

A well-known resident of Crookwell district, Sam Price, of Brooklands, was knocked down and severely injured…

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Goulburn's Fine Holiday Record —No Fatal Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 2

The Goulburn district had a good record for road accidents over the holiday period, Police Superintendent W. H. Johnson said to-day. Superintendent Johnson said…

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Woman Drowned

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wednesday: A woman was drowned when a launch was swamped at Maroochydore to-day. Three other…

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Car Hits Pole: Woman Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 7

A woman passenger was injured when a car struck a telephone pole in Gouburn last night…

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Worker Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

A Goulburn Abattoir empoyee was treated at the Base Hospital this morning for lacerations to the hand. He is Keith Jeffrey,…

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Goulburn Bride in Fatal Road Accident Guests Hear News At Reception

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

Tragedy struck at the week-end when a young bride of less than five hours was killed in a road accident near Goulburn…

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Car Damaged In Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 1

A car was damaged in a collision at the intersection of Verner and Bourke Streets at the week-end…

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Road Accidents In Goulburn District

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

A serious accident was narrowly avoided when a car scraped the side of a tourist coach on the Federal…

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No Serious Accidents During Holidays

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 4

For the first time for many years the Christmas and New Year holidays were free of serious accidents in…

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Arm Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 6

A nine-year-old boy was treated for an aim injury at Goulburn Base Hospital yesterday after he had slipped and…

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Woodhouselee Grazier Injured Bride Killed in Car Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 1

In a tragic car accident, which occurred within a few hours of their marriage in Goulburn on Saturday afternoon last, well-known Woodhouselee grazier Mr. James Speer, was…

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Worker Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

A man was treated at Goulburn Base Hospital yesterday after an accident at the local abattoir. He is L. Chown, of 3…

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Child in Hotel Fall Baby O'Sullivan Seriously Injured

Boorowa News · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

Baby Patrick O'Sullivan, aged 19 months, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O'Sullivan, of the Court House…

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Child Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 8

An eight-year-old boy had two teeth knocked out in a collision with a motor cyclist in Taralga Road, Kenmore, on Saturday…

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Cyclist Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 8

Ten-year-old David Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harris, of 37,Joshua Street, was treated at Goulburn Base Hospital on…

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